David, Agreed for the Abel rollers. Renner produce as well 8mm rollers if necessary. I have a setup to unglue the rollers with a punch, works faster (10 min a set) . I'll post pics when I 'll have some. (Was shown the process by a colleague, it works nice , pop up the old roller in a pinch and harly break a shank) DId not have the occasion to use it yet, but Ihave seen it work and it is a good idea. The punch is having the shape of the wood core, and a special support is to be made. Best regards, please forward to the list as well, I am having Email problems this day. Isaac OLEG [------ En réponse à David Love <davidlovepianos@earthlink.net>: ------] >>The pliers work just fine but use them carefully so as >>not to break a shank in half. I prefer Renner knuckles >>over Abel. I find the leather to be of better quality. >>They come in two diameters so you can match what's there. >> Be sure to install them in the correct direction, they >>are marked with a colored line which goes toward the >>hammer. >> >>David Love >>davidlovepianos@earthlink.net >> >> >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: Tom Driscoll >>To: pianotech@ptg.org >>Sent: 2/23/2004 11:14:00 PM >>Subject: Knuckle removal >> >> >>List, >> I’ll be replacing knuckles soon on an older >>Steinway and am considering the removal tool offered by >>pianotek . It seems reasonably priced and I wondered if >>anybody has used it or can offer any other suggestions >>for removing knuckles. >> Thanks, >> Tom Driscoll >> >>P.S. This action plays reasonably well even before >>clean-prep -regulate etc. So I ‘m planning on just >>matching the original size with Abel knuckles. Thoughts? >> Tom Driscoll
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